Football on radio, just like old days

SINGAPORE - English football fans in Singapore are in for a treat, after Red Card announced an exclusive partnership with British radio station talkSPORT on Monday.

The local sports marketing agency will be launching a new Internet radio station, Red Card Sports Radio, next month.

Under the partnership, talkSPORT will provide the station with live official commentary of the English Premier League, the FA Cup and the Capital One Cup for the next three seasons, starting with this year's FA Community Shield clash between Manchester United and Wigan Athletic on Aug 11.

talkSPORT's chief executive Scott Taunton said: "With live EPL commentary at its heart, this new station from Red Card will be bringing the best in live sport to listeners in Singapore.

"As global audio partner of the EPL, we've seen a huge appetite for our commentary around the world and I'm delighted that talkSPORT will be part of this new exciting project from Red Card."